A BMet Fellowship has been presented to Mike Harfield, Managing Director at Sigma Financial Group Ltd. Fellowships are awarded annually by the college to individuals who have made an exceptional contribution to the college over a period of time. Business outsourcing firm, Sigma has experienced significant growth over the last three years. Throughout this period, […]
BMet’s student governor, Daniel Millington is celebrating double apprenticeship award success. The technician at Hydraforce Ltd received the runner-up award for EEF (Engineering Employer’s Federation) Apprentice of the Year for the Midlands. He is also the Rolls-Royce Regional Advanced Apprenticeship Award winner in the National Apprenticeship Service Awards 2018. Daniel who graduated from his engineering […]
With women representing just 14% of the UK’s construction workforce (according to the Office of National Statistics), BMet has come up with a way to tackle the disparity head on. Bridge into Construction, a women-only programme, is being launched at Erdington Skills Centre to train jobseekers for careers in plumbing and the wider construction industry. […]
A newly-qualified horticulture apprentice is making career progress in private gardens in Kingswinford and in the mountains of Southern Greece. Josh Tranter, a gardener at Ashwood Nurseries is off to the Peloponnese next month to study the autumn bulbs of Greece. The 19-year-old was an apprentice at Birmingham Botanical Gardens, gaining a horticulture qualification at […]
An academy for Birmingham jobseekers has provided jobs for 350 people, with a further 300 opportunities soon to be made available. Sigma Financial Group (Sigma) recruited customer advisors for its offices in Birmingham’s Priory Queensway after each person completed a pre-employment training programme. Established two years ago, the Academy is Sigma’s collaboration with BMet, Birmingham […]
Luscious lashes, a magnificent manicure and minimal make-up with a wow factor have led to a Kingswinford apprentice achieving first place in a beauty competition’s regional heats. Lauren Evans who works at Hayley’s Beauty Boutique achieved the highest scores in the WorldSkills UK beauty therapy (hands and face) category. “It was a great experience just […]
A ‘one year on’ Apprenticeship Levy breakfast event is being hosted by BMet in June. The business breakfast event aims to demystify the world of apprenticeships and offers a unique opportunity for employers to learn from and share best practice with each other. Most importantly they will take away top tips on how to access […]
Following the announcement by Skills Minister Anne Milton, the Collab Group of colleges has secured funding as part of the Government’s Flexible Learning Fund to deliver an innovative “Digital Engineering Academy”. BMet will lead the project along with fellow Collab Group members, Derby College, Middlesbrough College, Bridgwater College, and Capital City Training Group. Vinci Construction […]
An Apprentice Carpenter from Dudley has been awarded Apprentice of the Year by local housebuilder Barratt Homes West Midlands. Ashley James, from Upper Gornal in the West Midlands, won a £250 bonus from the developer as he saw off competition from the firm’s dozens of Apprentices with his exemplary work ethic and ability. Ashley, 22, […]
Stourbridge College have launched their new built environment facility by establishing a partnership with leading national architectural practice Corstorphine + Wright. Over the last two years, Corstorphine + Wright have provided the college’s 60 construction students with industry related lectures and work placements and in fact three of the college’s students have been recruited by […]